Vehicle-wheel.



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VEHICLE WHEEL. APrLIoATIoN FILED my 1a. i909. 943,563. 1 Patented Dee.`14, 1909.

mums-snm 1 Hallam/wb' INI/1:71708 Mwgyamk H. o. BECK. VBHIQLB WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED MAY V13, 1909.

943,563. Patented Deo. 14,1909.

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f' 'l .spacesbetween i nature the inrenti projecting ends to ent ing au integral pivot pin in sucl vpending` application filed 'a member having HARTWIG o.' PECK, or PORTLAND, OREGON,

WHEEL CO. INCORPORATE ASSIGNOR TO THE H. O. PECK AUTOMOBILE D; OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14, 19099.

Application mea May 13, 1909. serial No. 495,582.

P/`o .fl/l' lic/tonf fl muy concern:

le it known that l, ll.\n'rwlc O. Picon, residing al lortland. tu the county ot' Multnomah and State of Oregon, have inventedcertain ncw and useful Improvements in \'chiclt\\'liecls, 'ot' which the following is a specification.

tly intention is an improved vehicle ol the resilient spoke'type and in its generic on has provide a wheel of tl as nearly dust pronti' which theparts are signed as to eflcct a maximum strength of' parts with the least possible weight.

More specifica lly the invention resides in an improved construction of rim and hub joined by .spokes of' the type disclosed in my co- March 9, 1909, O.' The hub is formed of a series of pockets toreceivt the pivot headsl of the spokes, such member having integral pivot pins disposed centrally in such pockets and having Serial No.' 482,23

that is sta-.tired on and .steady the pins. a channel member which member angle irons a pivot blocks between them.. block (there being one for each spoke) is composed oi' a member having a poclt'etto receive the pivot l a hub to close the pockets 'lhe rim is formed of projecting cud. of whiclr fits thet'aee of a closure pl of such block. tervals betweei adjacent blocksI are closed by fillet' plates that are held between the angle irons attheir ends. lhe pivot heads ot the have .tel

as well as to absorb oil andy the desired lubrication ot' the parts.' y

My present invention also resides in those and arrang'elnent of be first described pointed out-inthe appended claims, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which: Y

Figure 1 is a central vertical longitudinal ate that forms a part 'l`he blocks are secured at int the angle irons and the t section of a part of a wheel embodying my invention. Fig. 2, isa section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a side elevation of the 4, is a similar view,

hub, the spokes being broken away. Fig. the lock nut cap being removed. Fig. 5, is a similar view, the lock j nut, the flange nut. and the hub flange .disk wheel being removed. Fig. 6, is a detail perspec tivo view of a rim pivot block` the two sector its object, to iis type whicltwill be l as Apossible and in f 'so constructed and deg lvithin each er recesses on a flange t to receive the tire, tot a pair ot' spaced annular. re secured to receite a series of Each pivot v iiad of' a spoke and hav- 5' 1 pocket, the a depression in and are secured to the blocks i spokes t l t rings or washers to keep dust ont i ot the hearings maintain r tion.

l have countersunk tions being shown separated. Fig. 7, is a detail side elevation Voit apart of tlre rim. Fig. S, is a section on the line STS of Fig. 1. Fig. 9, is a section showing a modified inanner of holding the felt washer rings in the pivot heads of the spokes. Fig. l0, is an enlarged detail View lo1" a part .of my inven- Referring now to the accompanying drawings, 1n which like numerals of ref'- erence indicate like. parts in all of the figures, the/axle ,lf receives the hub 2 which is providetiJv-tlh a series of circular pockets 3 to receive the heads 14 of the spokes 1G. pocket and integrally formed with the hub is a pin 4 that projects through the pivot aperture of the spoke head 14, and has a projecting end 5 for a purpose pres- `ently explained.

The hub 2 may be provided with an internal annular pocket 6 between it and the axle that may be used to contain grease to lubricate the bearings of the spoke heads on the pins 4 by providing small capillary passages between the pocket G and the pockets 3, as shown in F ig. 2 of the drawings. The hub 2 has a forwardly projecting sleeve 7 that is threaded on 'its end as at 8 to receive the nut cap t) that abats thethreadecl portion 12 in the flange cap 10 which forms a closurev for the pockets 3 and which is depressed at 1l to receive the projecting ends 5 of the pins 4.

,t dustI cap and lock nut member 13 is threaded onto the threaded portion 1Q of the flange plate or cap 10 and serves as a lock nut f'or the nut cap 9. The spoke heads 14 portions to receive feltwasher rings 15 that serve to prevent dust novel details ot" constrnction, combinationl parts, all ot which will and then be specificallyi entering the pockets 3. instead of countersinking the pin aperture of the heads 14 to receive the felt rings l5, such heads 14 may e grooved at 39 in Fig. 9 to receive the felt rings 15.-

- Each spoke 16 comprises an outer casing 20 threaded onto the pivot head 14 and hav-4 110 said-pin.

ing its other end'internally threaded to .rei apeiftured pivot head, a member havingl a yc'eive the plug 1S that.carries the `telt ring or washer 19 and which is held in place and prevented from coming unscrewed troni the tube or casing 2O by the lock nut that is threaded over the end of the casing tube 20, as shown in Fig. 1, of the drawings.

/ litithin the tube 20 is a piston rod 21 that carries a piston at its inner end and a pivot'head 24 at its upper end, while a coil spring 23 within the tube 2O tends to force the piston toward the hub and telescope the spoke sections 21. and 20. 'lhe pivotheads 24' are held in pockets 26 in pivot blocks 25 1:3 which aie secured between annular angle irons 31 that are in turn secured at' 32 to the riin 34 which carries the tire 37 of any approved construction. Each pivot block 25 has a pocket 26 inwhich a centrally disposed pivot pin 27 is located, the. pin 27 projecting through an aperture in the pivot head 24: ot the piston rod 21 and having a projecting end 28 held ina recess 30 in a f plate 29 that forms a parto'f the pivot block l 25 and acts as a closure 'for t-hepocket 2G,

the plate 29 beine secured tothe block 25 by the bolts 33 which secure the block 25 to the angle irons 31; The spaces between adjacent blocks and the angle irons 31 A are closed by iiller plates 35 that are secured at 36 to the pivotv blocks and form closed pockets 40 within the rim, which pockets 110 may be used to contain grease, or other suitable lubricant that may be passed through eapillary passages 41 to the pockets 26 it desired, to lubricate the moving parts, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 10 of the drawiiigs.

The pivot heads 2t of the spokes are provided with felt washer rings 38 in a manner 40 similar to, thelioads 14 and for the same purpose.

From the foregoing it will be noticed that i by the construction of vehicle wheel herein described practically dust-proof bearings are provided for the ditlerent parts and at the saine time a very eliicieiit construction o'l: wheel is produced.

lironi'th'e foregoing description taken in 'connection with the accompanying drawings it tl'iought the complete coi'istriiction, op

eration and advantages ot my invention will pocket, and an 'integrally toi'iiird pin held centrally in said pocket, said pivot head being held in said pocket Ywilliv said pin pro- Go jeetcd through the aperture in said pivot head, and a cap member 'lor closing said aperture, said cap member having a d pression to ,receive the projecting cnd'ot' I2. In a vehicle wheel. a spoke havingl an i i i l l l l l i i l l l i i l pocket, and an integrally formed pin hield centrally in said pocket, said pivot head be ing held in said pocket with said pin pro` 'angle irons secured to said channeled ineinbei', blocks secured between said angle irons at intervals and adapted to receive a spoke yend, and filler plates secured to said blocks between said angle irons.

at. in a vehicle wheel a rini structure comprising an annular channeled member to receive a tire, annular angle members secured to said channeled member and spaced apart', pivotl blocks secured at intervals between said angle members, each of said pivot blocks having pivot pins surrounded by pockets to receive a pivot head ot' a spoke, a closure member for said pockets having' recesses to receive projecting ends o'i sani-pivot pins,`

and spokes having. pivot heads held on said pins in said pockets. y

5. 1n a vehicle wheel a rim structure coinprising an annular channeled member to receive a tire, annular angle members secured to said channeled member and spaced apart,

pivot blocks secured at intervals "between said angle members, cach of said pivot -bloclts having pivot pins surrounded by poi-[iets to receive a pivot head ot a spoke, a closure platey 4lor said pockets having recesses to receive projectingends` o'lsaid pivot,

pins, spokes having pivot heads held'on said piiis in said. jioclv'ets, and liller plates secured to said blocks between said :nigh-aneinbei's to l'oriii chan'ibei's.

ln a vehicle wheel a i'iiii structure com` prising' :in annular channeled menliber to reii`ve a tire, annular angle members secured to said channeled member and spaced apart,

`pivot blocks secured :it intervals between said angle iiieii'il'ai1. earli ol said pivotbloclts having` pivot pin's surrounded liy'pocltets to receive a pivot head ot' a spoke,- :relosiire plate t'oi' said -poi-.kots hai ing recesses to receive projecting ends oi said pivot pins.

spokes having pivot heads held on said pins iii said pockets. lillei' plates secured to said blot-lts between `aid angle members to l'orni rliaiiibei's, said pivot blocks .having aper tures ell'ectinglcominunication between said chambers and said pocltets.

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Witnesses:

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